Wales News Infected blood tragedies Feb 24, 2009
It emerged last week that a haemophiliac contracted the human form of mad cow disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) after being treated with a blood-clotting agent from an infected donor. Jenny Willott, the Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central, said: The Government must not hide from this tragedy anymore. (WalesOnline)
Potential Health Risks Associated With Stressed Foodstuffs Such As Foie Gras Feb 20, 2009
Greger explains that a biochemical mechanism akin to the replication of similar protein fragments in the brain diseases Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), scrapie, and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease, might occur when amyloid fibrils enter brain tissue or the pancreas. He points out that high levels of these materials can be found in p t; de foie gras, fatty liver pate, produced by force-feeding poultry. (Science Daily)
Michael Homer, 50; played prominent role at Netscape Feb 8, 2009
The cause was Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare neurodegenerative disorder, said Ron Conway, a close friend and prominent Silicon Valley investor. In the mid-1990s, when the World Wide Web was just beginning to alter the high-tech landscape and society along with it, Mr. Homer was a vice president at Netscape Communications Corp., the influential Silicon Valley start-up that commercialized the Web browser. (Boston Globe)
Kan. Man Died From Mad Cow-Related Disease, Brother... Mar 29, 2008
A Kansas man who died in January had Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which is related to mad cow disease, his brother told The Wichita Eagle. Frank Rebarchek of Scott City, Kan. (Fox News)
New insights into the diversity of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease agents Mar 18, 2008
Researchers from the United Kingdom and France have identified four separate biochemical subgroups in a selection of cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ... Although considered a spontaneous disorder, the clinicopathological characteristics of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) are variable and substantially influenced by a particular variation in the DNA of the prion protein gene (PRNP) ... CITATION: Uro-Coste E, Cassard H, Simon S, Lugan S, Bilheude J-M, et al. (2008) Beyond PrPres Type... (EurekAlert!)
Let the new knowledge in Feb 9, 2008
In Paris, seven senior French doctors and former health officials are standing trial for manslaughter and fraud related to the death of more than 100 people they allegedly caused to be infected with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Three stories, from just one day in this week's news, of experts getting it very wrong. (Guardian Unlimited)
French doctors on trial for CJD deaths Feb 7, 2008
Seven doctors and pharmacists went on trial yesterday over the deaths of more than 100 people from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease which occurred years after the victims were treated, while still children, with tainted human-growth hormones. The long-awaited trial concerning one of France's biggest public health scandals opened yesterday as 200 relatives of the victims packed a Paris courtroom to hear health officials face charges that included manslaughter and deception. (Guardian Unlimited)
French CJD scandal medics sued Feb 7, 2008
The first victim of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), the human form of mad cow disease, died 16 years ago. Experts say it is likely that other children who underwent the treatment will also fall victim to the disease in the coming years. (BBC News -- Health)
Trial Opens in Growth Hormone Deaths Feb 6, 2008
Hundreds of family members packed the courtroom where the defendants faced charges, including manslaughter and deception, following a 17-year investigation into the deaths of at least 110 young people from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, or CJD.. From the 1960s through the 1980s, hormones collected from the pituitary glands of human corpses were used to treat thousands of French children whose growth was stunted because of a deficiency in the secretion of growth hormone. (Newsmax)
Ex-UF vet in middle of cloning spat Jan 28, 2008
"I remember sitting at my desk in March of 1996 when the news came in that they had made an association between mad cow in cattle and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans," he said. "It was the first indication that this 100 percent fatal disease could be transferred from food to humans.". (The Palm Beach Post)
Haggis Smugglers Facing $1,000 Fine Many law-abiding Scots will turn into criminals today as they attempt to smuggle an illicit cargo into the US. More... Jan 25, 2008
All British offal is banned by the US to prevent the spread of the human brain illness Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Anyone attempting to smuggle a haggis through customs faces at $1,000 fine. (Sky News)
ProMetic announces scale-up of prion removal resin in plasma product for biopharmaceutical use Jan 23, 2008
This additional process will add another level of safety to the already established treatment protocols and is particularly relevant since there is no commercially available diagnostic test for detection of the blood-borne form of the variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ("vCJD") agent ... Notes for Editors About Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ("vCJD") is characterized by the accumulation of large deposits in the brain and the nervous system of the misfolded... (Canada Newswire)
Alzheimer’s support group welcomes new coordinator Jan 22, 2008
Several kinds are most serious, including Alzheimer s. The other six include multi-infarct dementia, Parkinson s Disease, Huntington s Disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Pick s Disease and lewy body dementia. She said that caregivers need to realize how important it is to take care of oneself while caring for a loved one. (Little Falls Evening Times, NY)
Kansas man's death not tied to mad cow: officials Jan 18, 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Preliminary tests indicate that a 53-year-old Kansas man, who died on Friday, had the rare brain disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, which is not related to mad cow disease, health officials said on Wednesday. However, it will be several weeks before final tests are completed to positively identify the disease. (Reuters India)
ProMetic and MacoPharma announce successful completion of P-Capt(R) prion reduction filter clinical studies Jan 18, 2008
"These studies represent the first use of the P-Capt(R) prion filter in humans and the results demonstrate that not only is the product effective in reducing the risk of transmission of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ("vCJD") by blood transfusion but also there is no impact of the treatment on the blood itself," stated Mr. Christophe Vinzia, MacoPharma's Director of Business Development ... "Both MacoPharma and ProMetic are now gearing up for what we expect to be a watershed year for the... (Canada Newswire)
New strain of mad cow disease not tied to feed Jan 18, 2008
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is the most common human form of prion disease. In almost 90% of U.S. cases, the prions spontaneously appear in the brain of CJD victims. (Yahoo News -- Mad Cow Disease)
Kansas Man May Have Died From Mad Cow-Related Disease Jan 17, 2008
Wesley spokesman Paul Petitte said the diagnosis for now is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, or CJD. That can be confirmed only through the testing of brain tissue, which will be done through the National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center. Kansas has an average of three CJD cases a year, said Joe Blubaugh, spokesman for the state Department of Health and Environment. (FOXNews)
Deadly vCJD makes a comeback in Britain Jan 5, 2008
A new report has reignited fears over another possible outbreak of the deadly Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) in Britain. Investigations into the death of a 40-year-old woman who may have died from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) have revealed unusual patterns of damage in her brain and they suspect the genetic make-up was different to all other patients so far. (News-Medical.net)
New vCJD Case Raises Fear Of Mad Cow Disease Resurge In The UK Jan 4, 2008
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) has killed a 39 year old woman in the UK and triggered renewed fears that a new surge of mad cow disease is on the way ... "Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Prion Protein Gene Codon 129VV, and a Novel PrPSc Type in a Young British Woman." Simon Mead; Susan Joiner; Melanie Desbruslais; Jonathan A. Beck; Michael O'Donoghue; Peter Lantos; Jonathan D. F. Wadsworth; John Collinge. (Medical News Today)
TSO3 gets promising preliminary results on the capacity of its Ozone Sterilizer to deactivate prions Jan 3, 2008
Prions are infectious proteins which are responsible for transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) agents such as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) (also called "Mad Cow Disease") or Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) in humans. These results come from the research currently in progress at the Health Protection Agency's Centre for Emergency Preparedness nse (HPA-CEPR) in England, which consists of comparing the capacities of the ozone sterilization process with those of a vapour... (Canada Newswire)
Surgeries resume at Froedtert Dec 16, 2007
The hospital shut down its operating rooms Tuesday and Wednesday after a pathology report on a patient who underwent brain surgery and may have had Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, or CJD, an incurable nervous system disorder. Surgeries returned to normal capacity Thursday evening and Friday after all surgical instruments were treated in a special sterilization process to ensure their safe use, said Froedtert spokeswoman Kathy Sieja. (Greater Milwaukee Today)
Wis. hospital dealing with possible CJD Dec 15, 2007
Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A Wisconsin hospital has closed its operating room and canceled procedures after learning that a surgery patient may suffer from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ... Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, like mad cow disease, is a rare and devastating brain disorder caused by prions, primitive bits of protein. (United Press International)
News from around Wisconsin at 6:28 a.m. CDT Dec 14, 2007
The hospital learned Thursday morning that test results from another facility indicated she could have Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, G. Richard Olds of the Medical College of Wisconsin said. The degenerative brain ailment can be passed on by surgical instruments even after they have been sterilized by normal means. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Hospital suspends surgeries after Creutzfeldt-Jakob scare Dec 14, 2007
The hospital learned Thursday morning that test results from another facility indicated she could have Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, G. Richard Olds of the Medical College of Wisconsin said ... Classic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is not related to mad-cow disease, or variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, according to the Web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Winona Daily News)
Prion Fingerprints Detected With Glowing Molecule Nov 23, 2007
7, 1998) Proteins that may cause "mad cow" disease, chronic wasting disease in mule deer and elk, and Creutzfeldt Jakob disease in humans, all of which are fatal neurological diseases, are the subject. (Jul. (Science Daily)
Hunt begins; CWD report on horizon Nov 18, 2007
Human cases of the prion-related Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease are not higher in areas of Colorado and Wyoming where the deer disease has been present for decades. Nor have attempts to infect mice engineered with human prion systems been successful. (Wisconsin State Journal)
Cattle groups seek injunction against Canadian cattle Nov 4, 2007
Plaintiff organizations include: R-CALF USA; the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association; the Center for Food Safety; the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation; Food & Water Watch; Public Citizen, which has 90,000 members; and, the Consumer Federation of America, with 50 million members. The preliminary injunction is being sought from the District Court District of South Dakota, Northern Division. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Groups sue to block expanded import of Canadian cattle Oct 31, 2007
the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association; four South Dakota cattle producers; the Center for Food Safety; the Consumer Federation of America; the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation; and the Food & Water Watch ... Eating meat products contaminated with mad cow disease, known scientifically as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, has been linked to more than 150 human deaths, mostly in Britain, from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
MRI Predicts Liver Fibrosis, Study Says Oct 30, 2007
10, 2005) Diffusion-weighted MRI is "extremely useful" in detecting Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a close cousin of "mad cow" disease, very early in its progression--even before the onset of. (Feb. (Science Daily)
Scientists Find New Causes For Neurodegeneration Oct 29, 2007
28, 2007) Diseases that cause neurons to break-down, such as Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (Mad Cow Disease), continue to be elusive to scientists and resistant to treatments. See also. (Science Daily)
Alzheimer's disease Oct 15, 2007
Other rarer causes of dementia include progressive supranuclear palsy, Korsakoff's syndrome, Binswanger's disease, HIV and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). People with multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease can also be at an increased risk. (BBC News -- Health)
Cricket: Sri Lanka v England live! Oct 11, 2007
Ominous predictions indeed, I thought we'd got rid of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. (Guardian Unlimited)
Lymph Nodes Can Be Key In Spreading Prion Infectivity Oct 2, 2007
Lymph nodes can be crucial for spreading low doses of infective prion agents -the pathogens responsible for conditions such as scrapie and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - into the nervous system, according to new research published in the online open access journal BMC Veterinary Research. While we can show that the regional lymph node plays no pivotal role in the neuroinvasion of prions for high doses of infection, we cannot rule out the possibility that lymph nodes are still involved in the... (Science Daily)
European sperm harder to get in U.S. Sep 21, 2007
The human form of mad cow disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, is mainly transmitted after people eat infected meat. In rare cases, the disease has also been spread by contaminated surgical equipment or in transplants of brain tissue. (MSNBC -- International)
Nigeria to Hamilton and back / Fighting for home Sep 7, 2007
He's spent the past year at RML, studying Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human side of mad cow disease. But he's also been immersed in scientific method, learning everything he can so he can be a better teacher when he goes home. (Missoulian, MT)
* CDC downplays risk of CJD from placenta injections Aug 31, 2007
MEDIA SPECULATION: Department of Health experts on Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease believe it is unlikely that a woman in Tainan has the disease STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA Friday, Aug 31, 2007, Page 2. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) officials said yesterday that it is "exceedingly unlikely" that a Taiwanese woman contracted Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) -- the human form of mad cow disease -- after injecting herself with placenta extract. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
The Family that Couldn't Sleep by DT Max Aug 25, 2007
But had the staff looked harder, they might have found two recent entries in the catalogue of neurological diseases that would have set them on the right path: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (a variant of which was to become horribly familiar in Britain, decades later, in the wake of the BSE outbreak) and Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease ... Gajdusek was investigating similarities between kuru - a mysterious disease afflicting the Fore tribe in Papua New Guinea, who were thought to be in the... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Chester-East Lincoln teacher dies of rare brain disorder Aug 22, 2007
Connie Albert, 57, of Lincoln died Saturday night of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, said her husband, Jack Albert ... However, Illinois Department of Public Health reported that there are no confirmed or suspected cases in Illinois of the type of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) known as human mad cow disease ... Understand your pain wrote on Aug 21, 2007 10:33 PM:" We lost my dear uncle to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease several years ago. We'll never know the why or how of this devastating disease, just... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Write the truth Aug 8, 2007
Ron, I think the clinical description of what these people have is called creutzfeldt-jakob disease. caused by too much brain exposure to fecal matter due to their head being up the wrong orfice for prolonged periods. (Appeal Democrat, CA)
U.K. Discovers Foot-and-Mouth Disease at Farm, Bans Livestock Movement Aug 4, 2007
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, sparked a food crisis in 1996 when Prime Minister John Major's government admitted there was a link between BSE in cattle, which first appeared a decade earlier, and a similar condition in humans, Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease. To contact the reporter on this story: Emma O'Brien in Wellington on. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Variant CJD -- Prion amplification breakthrough brings new insights and hopes for a blood test Jul 5, 2007
Researchers have shown that a recently developed laboratory method to amplify prions (Protein Misfolding Cyclic Amplification) can be applied to variant CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease) ... Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) seems to result from conversion of a normal protein in the body to an abnormal form that is self-replicating as a prion and toxic to the brain. (EurekAlert!)
Manganese Levels Increase In Scrapie-infected Sheep Before Clinical Symptoms Develop Jul 5, 2007
Scrapie, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) are neurodegenerative diseases that affect the brain and nervous system of sheep, cows and humans respectively. They are transmitted by mis-formed prion proteins which cause tiny loss of brain cell in different regions of the brain, leading to impairment of brain function, including memory changes, personality changes and problems with movement that worsen over time. (Science Daily)
July 2: Officials fear 'wasting disease' in animals Jul 3, 2007
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) occurs naturally in about one out of every one million people worldwide. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (v-CJD) has been associated with the large-scale outbreak of BSE in cattle herds in Great Britain ... During the period 1997-1998, three cases of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) occurred in the U.S. in young adults. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Veggie Booty recalled for Salmonella contamination Jun 30, 2007
Non-food Things Public health officials in Indiana are busy doing what Idaho public health officials did two years ago: claiming a cluster of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) victims is a mere coincidence. Jun 23, 2007 - 4:20:47 PM. (Food Consumer)
Foie gras may cause rare disease Jun 20, 2007
That would suggest that amyloidosis can be transmitted via food in a way akin to brain diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, or CJD, which can cause a rare version of mad cow disease in some people who eat affected meat products or brains. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
Geese get revenge: Pate may cause rare disease Jun 19, 2007
That would suggest that amyloidosis can be transmitted via food in a way akin to brain diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, or CJD, which can cause a rare version of mad cow disease in some people who eat affected meat products or brains. Amyloidosis can affect various organ systems in the body, which accumulate damaging deposits of abnormal proteins known as amyloid. (Scientific American)
Md. deer test negative for fatal disease Jun 14, 2007
The disease is classified as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy similar to Mad Cow Disease, scrapie in sheep and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which attacks humans. There has been no evidence that the disease can infect people. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
Charles Lewis Killebrew May 30, 2007
Mr. Killebrew died of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease Friday, May 25, 2007, at Peachtree Hospice in Fort Smith, Ark. He was a carpenter. (Greenwood Commonwealth, MS)
Media Advisory - Public lecture exposes the mysteries of prions, the protein agents responsible for diseases such as mad cow May 24, 2007
Prions are misfolded protein agents that cause a range of fatal diseases in humans and animals, such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. The lecture will tell the story of prions in a way it has never been told before: from the early days of Carleton Gajdusek's work with the cannibalistic Fore tribe in New Guinea to Stanley Prusiner, the Nobel Laureate who coined the term "prion", to the people involved today in prion research in Canada and around... (Canada Newswire)
Scientists Closer to Unfolding Mysteries of Prion Formation in Mad Cow Disease May 18, 2007
Short elements within a prion protein's sequence can cause it to activate and even cross the species barrier to spread neurodegenerative disorders such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease to humans ... Prions, the maddening, infectious proteins, and the diseases they trigger, such as the fatal neurodegenerative disorder in humans, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease as well as its bovine counterpart, mad cow disease have baffled scientists for decades ... Tessier says that he and Lindquist are now working to... (Scientific American)
FDA Approves Cangene's Hepagam B For A Second Indication Apr 10, 2007
Products made from human plasma may carry a risk of transmitting infectious agents, e.g. viruses and, theoretically, the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ("CJD") agent. Individuals known to have severe, potentially life-threatening reactions to human globulin should not receive HepaGam B or any other immune globulin (Human). (Playfuls.com)
FDA approves Cangene's HepaGam B(TM) for a second indication; for use in hepatitis B-positive liver transplant recipients Apr 7, 2007
Products made from human plasma may carry a risk of transmitting infectious agents, e.g. viruses and, theoretically, the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ("CJD") agent. Individuals known to have severe, potentially life-threatening reactions to human globulin should not receive HepaGam B(TM) or any other immune globulin (Human). (PR Newswire)
Attention turns to how CJD patient contracted brain disease Apr 3, 2007
"But there was now concern that material from a cadaver infected with CJD could have been used in the product.The 43 other patients who have received warnings about a possible infection include adults and children who have received recent surgery.The instruments from the operation on the infected patient were sterilised thoroughly before being reused, but doctors cannot guarantee that the rogue protein which causes CJD - Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - has been eradicated.The protein - known as a... (New Zealand Herald)
New Zealand Hospital Cancels All Neurosurgery, Fears Brain Disease Apr 3, 2007
New Zealand health authorities said Monday that a woman who had surgery in the country's biggest hospital last month may have the rare and deadly brain-wasting Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). They said they were monitoring 43 other patients who also had neurosurgery in the Auckland City Hospital with the same surgical instruments. (Playfuls.com)
CJD fears prompt Auckland brain surgery cancellation Apr 2, 2007
NZ health officials have confirmed that a woman who underwent neurosurgery last month at Auckland City Hospital recently developed symptoms consistent with sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). A further 43 adult and infant patients have been warned their operations were carried out using the same surgical instruments. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Health)
Press conference: Auckland DHB's CJD announcement Apr 2, 2007
The purpose of this conference is to inform our community and the public of a rare and unusual event that occurred in our hospital concerning a patient who recently developed symptoms consistent with the diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). First and foremost, I would like to extend our deepest sympathy to this patient, family and whanau who are understandably very distressed by the situation. (New Zealand Herald)
Amorfix to Present vCJD Blood Test Results from its Commercial Scale High-Throughput Platform at the Cambridge Health Institute Conference Feb 12, 2007
Company Can Perform Thousands of Tests per Day TSX Venture: AMF TORONTO, Feb. 12 /CNW/ - Amorfix Life Sciences Ltd. (TSXV: AMF) announced today that it is presenting for the first time results from its Epitope Protection technology, a prototype commercial scale blood test for the diagnosis of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, (EP-vCJD(TM)) at the Cambridge Health Institute's 11th Annual Conference on TSE Diseases in Baltimore, Maryland ... Brain AMPs include infectious prions, which cause... (Canada Newswire)
Canada confirms new mad-cow case Feb 8, 2007
In humans it is called variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. There is another, more common, form of this disease in humans that is simply called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. (USA Today)
BSE confirmed in Alberta bull Feb 8, 2007
Humans who eat meat contaminated by mad cow disease appear to be at risk of contracting a form of the rare and deadly brain disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Mad cow disease is linked to the deaths of about 150 people worldwide, most of them in Europe during an outbreak of the disease that peaked in 1993. (CBC.ca)
College taps young novelist for creative writing post Feb 7, 2007
The Dartmouth Online. Wednesday, February 7, 2007. (The Dartmouth Online, NH)
BSE: How Risky is it to Drink Milk? Feb 5, 2007
Prions are known to be causes of neurological conditions such as Mad Cow disease (BSE) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in human beings. The causative agent destroys the central nervous system in humans and animals. (PR Newswire)
Prion Disease Treatable If Caught Early Feb 3, 2007
Prion disease--such as the version of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease believed to be contracted from cattle with "mad cow disease"--is caused by aberrant, infective proteins. It has been thought that the disease is untreatable. (Science Daily)
Prion disease reversed in mice Feb 1, 2007
But it was another half a year before he developed the classical erratic behaviour and unsteady gait typical of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) a neurodegenerative condition caused by an infectious protein called a prion. A diagnosis of CJD is a death sentence, and researchers around the world are looking for a cure. (Nature News Service)
Virus may be the cause of mad cow Jan 31, 2007
It is part of a family of slow-developing brain diseases, including scrapie in sheep and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans ... To find what appears at an earlier phase, Manuelidis' team homogenized mouse brains infected with scrapie and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and injected them into nerve cell cultures. (Los Angeles Times)
New strain of mad cow disease not tied to feed Jan 27, 2007
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is the most common human form of prion disease. In almost 90% of U.S. cases, the prions spontaneously appear in the brain of CJD victims. (Yahoo News -- Mad Cow Disease)
